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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Kate Update
Let's just say we paid quite a sum of money to hear what we told them. I'll admit to being slightly more optimistic about it, but not by much. I did hear him say, multiple times, that Kris and I need a vacation once in awhile. Of course we both know this...but it's nice to hear it from a professional. The rest though...not so much.
She's not autistic. Awesome.
She doesn't have Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Awesome.
Both great things to hear.
Almost forgot, we did get a lesson in how insurance would treat Kate...which was interesting to say the least. Basically, there are no actuarials (?) for children as far as speaking goes. For example, someone who suffers a stroke and who spoke prior to the stroke, can be reasonably guaranteed to re-attain speech, to some degree or another. Speech therapy would be covered by insurance.
With children who have never spoken, there really is no timeline as to whether they will speak. Insurance won't necessarily cover speech therapy as there could be no end in sight.
Neither of us had considered that specifically before...but we have had our battles with the various insurance companies throughout the years.
Basically we were told that some of her problems are behavioral.
Since she almost died, twice, she's been pretty much spoiled. Who wouldn't spoil their child?
That same week, we saw the public school psychologist. She threw the phrase, "Intellectually Disabled." Hmmm...Kate may be a lot of things, but she is not dumb. We know that. We can see that. To be fair, it was under the guise of getting her more help...but still, we don't want that kind of label being attached to our daughter if it isn't true. Reminded of us Schuyler's Monster (h/t @oraclenude)
That was a small digression.
So we got speech and behavorial therapy out of it. Good enough. At least we have a path to follow. That also gave Kris a lot of work to do.
Fortunately, there is a very good one (speech therapist), nationally renowned, just up the street from us. So we make an appointment and she evaluates Kate.
"Kate is smart. In fact, I think she can read." - or something along those lines. She even mentions college. WTF? No one has ever mentioned college before. Awesome! Needless to say, we like this speech therapist.
She also suggested getting one of those Stephen Hawking talking boxes (only for children, naturally). Something along the lines of this thing. Sure enough, Kris sets it up with 4 boxes, "All Done" (her favorite), "Kate", "Yes", and "No". Kate doesn't seem to have a problem using it...correctly. She has a problem using it, but that's going to fall into the behavioral therapist's arena. Wow. So very cool.
So Kris is going to hammer the insurance company for as much as we can get out of them and I'm going to...work harder? Sell more t-shirts? :) Whatever it takes.
The great thing is that we have a path again. No diagnosis, but a path.
I don't think we'll ever have a diagnosis.
My theory is that something happened in-utero. Perhaps Kate should have been a miscarriage...but she doesn't seem to care much for Grim. She fought through that only to be met by "The Man in White" only to dismiss him with extreme prejudice as well.
All I know is Kate is one bad ass little girl.
6 comments:
- Kris said...
BUY A SHIRT FOR KATE! I could not not have been more succinct/precise than the words written here! Just buy a shirt for Kate...HELP HER FIND HER VOICE PEOPLE!
- March 27, 2010 at 11:20 PM
- Noons said...
Sam didn't speak until he went to school. The quacks gave us all sorts of explanations. In the end we just hugged him a lot, hoped for the best and it happened. "Spoil" Kate rotten folks, she's a unique battler. Kids like her deserve all the hugs in the world!
- March 28, 2010 at 7:34 PM
- oraclenerd said...
Agreed...and thank you for sharing your story of Sam with us. It is always great to hear the positive.
- March 28, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- The Mop said...
I don't know my but from my head, as far as kids go.
But I'd suggest that,
The thing you need to keep an eye out for and fight 'tooth and nail' is the Viscous cycle of Institutionalization. As a parent, that is the real Boogyman. It doesn't mean there isn't some available help, that one could take.
But be careful, There is a slippery slope out there, Unnecessary, and is a 'people eater'
Keep the rubber side down.
- March 29, 2010 at 12:20 AM
- Joel Garry said...
Regarding insurance, found a Missouri doc that might give you some ideas what to look for (or bug your representatives about) in your state. Or the 17 or 21 other states it refers to, whichever they may be.
I'll spare you my insurance rant, except to note my older boy, who is perfectly healthy, was turned down because he had gurd as a newborn. And I was turned down because of pre-existing conditions - which were either not found (and should have been) by the company that was turning me down when I was previously covered by them, or found when I was covered by them. So that's the main reason I'm not an independent contractor any more.
Thanks especially for the Schuyler link.
- April 2, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- oraclenerd said...
Thanks for that document.
Kris has actually seen that exact document(she's an awesome researcher/advocate for Kate).
- April 4, 2010 at 11:45 PM


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Been a slow month for me, haven't written a whole lot. I thought I had my mojo back last week, but not quite...
Light Reading
OBIEE performance – get your database sweating by Robin Moffatt (@rnm1978). Much of this is common sense, or so you'd think.
Mr. Moffatt, for the past year or so has been seen getting more into the performance side of things. On Twitter, I see him engaging Mr. Millsap, Ron Crisco, Alex Gorbachev and whoever will listen on the best ways to go about 1, monitoring 2, instrumenting 3, fixing, 4, everything else. This is good news for all of us.
Earlier in the week I received this email:
WTF? I've never left a comment on a youtube video. I click through to see this:
Ugh...My son. He's pretty much ruled the Xoom since we got it a couple of months ago and he watches all the Rome Total War videos (I did learn that the History channel used the creator's graphics engine for the re-enactment of ancient battles...good to know). Anyway, I let him use it and it uses my Google account.
He had asked about a week ago how to leave comments and I told him that he wasn't allowed to. Apparently he had done this before asking. I chastised him appropriately. We banned the Xoom for a week.
I can't help but laugh though. I sent it to Kris then ran downstairs to make her look too. LC wanted to know what we were looking at and I had to kick him out of the room because I saw Kris' face start to light up in laughter. It was funny, but we have to be parents.
That's all I got...the well is dry. I was hoping this would stir some thoughts, but apparently not.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Random Thoughts: #21
Posted by chet justice at 5/20/2011 11:00:00 AM
3 comments:
- hillbillyToad said...
Good job making him leave the room first! I would have laughed my tail off too!
Actually I am laughing right now.
- May 20, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Clever Idea Widgetry said...
My son makes up answers on wikianswers.com and I endorse his nonsense completely.
- May 20, 2011 at 2:15 PM
- Gary Myers said...
Now I have to wonder who is authoring these blog posts !
Time to set him up with his own firstname.lastname@example.com
- May 20, 2011 at 5:48 PM
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In his first week interning with Representative Pat Tiberi in the Capitol complex in Washington D.C., Colin Phillips got lost searching for the House Parking Authority. Quick to learn and eager to make an impact, the junior history and political science major at Waynesburg University knew the Capitol well enough to give tours by the end of the summer.
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As an intern for Tiberi, a Republican from Ohio's 12th District, Phillips said his favorite summer experience was taking part in a GOP press conference about student loans.
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When Jeff Russell and Gabriel Trifu set out to build their tennis academy they didn't want to mimic the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy that is today part of the IMG Academy conglomerate.
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Russell, 43, explains that their belief is centered in dealing with high performance tennis and he credits Bollettieri for teaching him the foundation that serves him today.
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That, and helping players grow on and off the court. Russell points out that all nine academy players who graduated from high school last year earned tennis scholarships. And the academy directors are excited about the large contingent of players around the age of 12 who are blossoming. Players like Sophia Edwards, who recently made a list of top players in the latest tennis recruiting class.
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The physical academy is comprised of 10 courts and a couple of sheds. Add the mix of coaches and players and that builds a lot of dreams.
Bollettieri was officially inducted into the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Hall of Fame on Friday in a ceremony in Orlando. He joined Vic Braden and Steve Wilkinson as this year's honorees by the world's oldest and largest association of tennis teaching professionals, bringing the number of USPTA Hall of Famers to 16. Bollettieri is also on the ballot for the 2014 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Qeshi Gebremichael Yohannes gives a detailed account of PFDJ interference and intrigues inside the Eritrean Tewahdo Orthodox church at Smerrr paltalk room. June 21, 2012 Addendum: Additional clarification
Asfaha Gebremedhn on Medeb Tezareb in Smerrr room, June 9, 2015. Personal narration of PFDJ atrocity in Eritrea.
Khale Abdu, Feb. 27, 2015; Topic: Blackmailing and it's consequences in our struggle
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Romanticizing Gedli (Miqunjaw Gedli) by Yosief Ghebrehiwet, March 12, 2008
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NEWPORT, RI -- Officials at Naval Station Newport held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $19.2 million fitness center this week. A congressional delegation from Rhode Island attended the event.
The new 67,000-square-foot fitness facility will replace a World War II-era Quonset hut building built in 1942 that currently serves as the naval station's gym.
The fitness center will be built to LEED Silver certification standards and will feature a two-lane, 1.5-mile indoor track; a six-lane, 25-meter pool; tennis courts and a softball field.
The design-build contract for the job was awarded to Consigli Construction Co., Inc., Milford, MA, and also includes funding to upgrade existing athletic fields, as well as the demolition of three abandoned WWII-era buildings adjacent to the construction site.
In attendance at the groundbreaking were Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Patrick Kennedy.
Funding for the project was part of the Department of Defense's 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC). As a result of the legislation, Naval Station Newport gained the Navy Officer Candidate School and the Naval Supply Corps School. Those relocations will result in 17,500 more students annually at Newport.


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The inaugural Pocono Cupcake Challenge was a cupcake lover's paradise with more than 100 varieties to choose from among 40 contestants, some from the Pike & Monroe Life area. Dana Cantillo and Amelia Velez of Bushkill created a cupcake Thanksgiving dinner.
The inaugural Pocono Cupcake Challenge was a cupcake lover's paradise with more than 100 varieties to choose from among 40 contestants, some from the Pike & Monroe Life area.
Dana Cantillo and Amelia Velez of Bushkill created a cupcake Thanksgiving dinner — turkey leg, mashed potatoes and gravy and peas and carrots.
"We thought Thanksgiving dinner for the autumn theme. It took about a whole day to make them," said Velez. "It's been a great turnout, and I would definitely do this again. It was a great chance to see what others did and to learn."
Marynell Strunk and daughter Mackenzie of Smithfield Township thought it would be a great mother/daughter bonding time to enter the challenge. Mackenzie, 17, said she would love to do this again next year even though it was more work than they imagined.
"It was crazy to make all these cupcakes. There were times we thought we were in over our heads," she said. "But we'll do it again next year, because it's been fun."
Shawnee Inn General Manager Rob Howell said he would consider hosting the event again next year but said that it may be scheduled a little earlier when the weather may be more favorable for it to be held outdoors. This year's event originally was scheduled for the inn's lawn, but the threat of rain prompted organizers to move it to the inn's ballroom.
Everyone offered something different, and some flavors were extremely unique. Flavors included tiramisu, pumpkin cheesecake, bacon maple syrup, apple spice with maple and bacon, spicy vanilla cake, sweet potato, praline glaze with marshmallow, pumpkin maple chai, lemon poppy seed, fig, white Russian, Blue Moon pumpkin ale, and French toast with candied bacon.
Michele Auster of East Stroudsburg made two types of harder-to-find cupcakes.
"I just started making gluten and sugar free cupcakes," said Auster. "My daughter's fianc� is a diabetic and has celiac disease. It's very much a challenge to make gluten free and sugar free tasty. I finally hit on one that has almond flour and coconut flour. It took about a month, and when I finally got it, I did a happy dance."
Stephanie Conklin of Tobyhanna, digital specialist at the Pocono Record, loves to bake, so she thought it would be fun to enter. She created an Indian corn cupcake, apple cider with caramel icing cupcake and a pumpkin pie cupcake.
"I do a lot of baking, and everyone at work said I should do it," she said. "I thought about flavors for days and brought some to work to try out and then narrowed it down to these three flavors."
Conklin recruited the help of her family to make the required 120 cupcakes for the challenge. She said it was an awesome experience.
Tricia Turner, a teacher at East Stroudsburg High School North, along with her sister, Sarah Kaszupski, decided to enter a mocha coffee cupcake, cinnamon pumpkin and apple caramel hazelnut. Turner couldn't decide if she was going to enter for a while, but sent it and that's when the fun began.
"I started baking and decorating cakes and cupcakes almost five years ago. It all started with a cake decorating class at Kitchen Chemistry in Stroudsburg," Turner said. "Baking these cupcakes was all day yesterday. I got up at 6:30 in the morning to make the frosting and decorate them. We had a practice run last week with the help of some family and friends."


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Carlton man killed in bicycle-van collision
A Carlton man was killed Tuesday afternoon when a van struck the bicycle he was riding north along Highway 47 about three-quarters of a mile north of Highway 99W.
Juan Huapeo Garcia, 56, died in the wreck, which happened about 5 p,m., Oregon State Police said.
State police gave this account:
Huapeo Garcia was riding on the northbound shoulder on a straight stretch of Highway 47. A white Ford van driven by Richard Phillip Travis King, 45, also was northbound. The van drifted onto the shoulder and hit the bicycle from behind.
The cyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from his bike. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The van driver was not injured. The investigation is contiuing.
The highway was closed for several hours while state police, the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, Carlton police, the McMinnville Fire Department and the Oregon Department of Transportation were on the scene.


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Christmas Cactus
Alice Camille has a twist on the artificial tree.
By Guest Blogger Alice Camille
Ok, so I'm trying to be green, see? And it's the holiday season, which presents daily opportunities to go over the top with energy consumption, wanton consumerism, waste paper generation, and tree slaughter.
After hauling a live tree in a pot indoors and outdoors for eight years until it nearly broke my back, I finally decided to get a permanent light-weight plastic tree with year-round indoor potential. Only it's not a tree. It's a cactus.
The Christmas Saguaro has become my tradition. Merry Christmas and yippee ki-yay!
Guest Blogger Alice Camille writes the Testaments column on scripture for U.S. Catholic.
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FromNZ is proud to offer a wide range of quality products from New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Browse our store for Maori and Pacific Island jewelry, including pendants, necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings. We offer many different styles of greenstone (nephrite jade) pendants carved in Maori designs such as the manaia, hei-matau (fish hook) the mere (maori club), the tiki (good-luck charm) and the twist pendant.
On our web site: www.kiwiartz.com, we also sell a wide range of New Zealand art and craft.


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C L Enuton is the author of the Fur Angel Series. A fiction fantasy series about dogs: Angel in a Fur Coat (book 1), Legend of the Pink Toe (book 2), Wayward Angels (book 3) and Dolittleology (book 4). You can find the series on Amazon and on the author's websites at www.clenuton.com and www.Gooberella.com
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Lightweight Comfort, Durability and HD Glass All Combined in New MINOX BL Binoculars
MINOX has introduced a new generation of their powerful BL line of binoculars. Made in Germany, they combine the use of innovative HD glass, a completely new optical system and a robust but lightweight Comfort Bridge body.
The use of new, high-quality HD glass, with anomalous partial dispersion, ensures improved color correction and higher light transmission. The new MINOX optical system includes phase-corrected roof prisms that produce even better images with perfect detail and high contrast even in poor light conditions. And multi-coated lenses guarantee the highest optical performance and neutral color rendition.
There are five models in this new MINOX BL series – 8×33, 8×44, 10×44, 8X52 and 10×52 – all exceptionally light weight, ranging from just 23 to 33 ounces. The sturdy housing is rubber coated for a sure, comfortable one-hand grip, and they are waterproof to 16 feet. Nitrogen gas purging prevents fogging during temperature fluctuations.
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It appears the rumors are true. TmoNews has received the first pictures of the refreshed myTouch 3G (aka myTouch 1.2). This device is a clone of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition minus the Fender. New additions to the phone include a 3.5 mm headset jack and 288 MB of RAM (vs 192 MB of the original MT3G).
The phone will ship with Android 1.6, but T-Mobile is planning an update to Android 2.1 this spring.
Rumors suggest the phone could launch as early as February 10, but no pricing information is available. The Fender myTouch retails for $179 (with 2yr contract) which is $30 more than the original, but it includes a 16 GB microSD card. We expect the refreshed myTouch will include a 4 GB microSD card and hopefully retail for $149 or less.


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Life at Barry
Activities, recreation, and clubs usually come to mind when we think of campus life. Campus Life is more than that. It's all the support you receive from the day you enter Barry University as a student. That could include access to faculty, research librarians, a financial aid advisor or access the computer lab, the strength and conditioning room, the dining hall. Although we can't detail all that support here, we have given you an overview of the services provided by the Student Services Division. And, yes, that does include the activities, recreation, and clubs.
Orientation and First-Year Programs. If you are a new undergraduate student, you will find the information, advocacy and programming provided by Barry's Orientation and First-Year Programs to be invaluable. Orientation Sessions are also held for many graduate students; these sessions will be specific to your area of study.
On-campus Residents. On-campus housing is open to undergraduate students and, on a limited basis, to graduate students. Barry has ten residence halls. The Office of Residential Life works with students, faculty, and staff to create a caring and learning environment in which you will be able to find opportunities to excel academically and interpersonally.
Commuter Students. If you commute, the Office of Commuter Student Affairs will serve as a resource center, providing services, sponsoring programs, and informing you of different opportunities for involvement and growth. Barry has recently expanded Commuter Student Parking; now finding that all important parking space is an accomplishable task.
Student Activities and Organizations. Choices in organized activities are numerous, including the Splash Bash Pool Party, the Fall Holiday trip to Walt Disney World, or an intramural game with the faculty-staff softball team, which jokingly calls itself "Rigor Mortis." You can build houses with Habitat for Humanity, join the SCUBA club, engage in debates with members of the Political Science and Theology Clubs, host a show on radio WBRY, pledge a fraternity or sorority, take a salsa class, or go on a retreat. And these are just a few examples.
Intercultural Center. If you are an international student, staff members in the Intercultural Center are available to advise you in regard to immigration, academic, financial, and personal matters. A special orientation program is provided to new international students. As an international student, you will also be invited to share your culture with other Barry students through specific programming offered through the Center.
Student Health Services. Taking a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to health, Health Center staff members work to ensure that you are quickly assisted should you sustain an injury or become ill. Equally important, staff members work to promote an optimal level of wellness for students.
Disability Services. If you have a documented physical, psychological, visual, speech, hearing, and learning disability, Barry's Office of Accessibility Services will provide you with information, advocacy, and academic accommodations. The Office strives to provide a holistic educational experience, which prepares each student to be united and equal with the non-disabled population.
Career and Counseling Center. Here you will have access to career development services, personal counseling, and educational programs designed to enhance your personal development. All services are provided in an atmosphere of respect and confidentiality.


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I love kitchen gadgets, but I have not been able to justify buying a genuine tagine. This isn't authentic tagine, but I think that Rachael Ray has captured a perfect blend of spices that lend this dish a nice Moroccan flavor. I have come to love this recipe... and my husband did propose to me (but not the night I served this) and we've been married for 3 1/2 years.
I had completely forgotten about this Rachael Ray recipe until yesterday...when I thawed the last of the chicken breasts that I buy at Costco. I was tidying up my pantry (that's in my garage, because I do not have a pantry in my kitchen) and I found my stash of dried fruit.
If anything, I can tell you that the spices are so aromatic! I used paprika, tumeric, coriander, cumin and cinnamon.
I've been cooking lots of meals-- in my head-- but I have been lacking the energy to make any kind of meals that require a lot of time and energy. I think I overdid my swimming, because my muscles are barking! I was hungry, but I wanted something really fast. Calling Rachael Ray!!
This delicious dinner truly came together in 30 minutes. No lie! Okay, maybe 40 minutes.
The original recipes uses golden raises and prunes. I like to add dried apricots.
Rachael Ray serves this dish with couscous. My husband cannot stand couscous (bummer). Instead, I sauteed some onion toasted some white rice and cooked it with chicken stock and a little bit of saffron...just a pinch.Cooking this meal came together super fast-- in olive oil I browned the chicken (seasoned with Montreal Steak Seasoning...and I have to admit that I use this all the time) for about 2 minutes, then added the fruit, onion, the spices and the chicken stock.
At the risk of sounding like Rachael Ray-- wow, this smells so good! Honestly, I was getting pretty hungry by this time.
With a lid on, the dish is cooked for about 8 minutes. That gave me a chance to cut some cilantro, from my herb garden and to slice some scallions as garnish. Rachael calls for chutney as a garnish, but we're not big chutney people.
This is an kitchen gadget that I have really bonded with. It's by OXO and it chops herbs. I find that I get less wear and tear on my good kitchen knives this way-- besides, I'm a gadget freak.
I keep my secret weapon on standby when I do make Rachael Ray dishes... for some reason, her sauces don't thicken up the way she says they should. I make a slurry of water and some corn starch, whisked together on standby.
I add about 1 Tbsp of it at a time, until it thickens to my liking. I prefer my sauces to be a little thick-- but not like wallpaper paste.
I have learned to plate and photograph, before calling my boys to dinner. Once I yelled "dinner!" the men emerged with their noses in the air. Suddenly, they were calling out difference spices, trying to figure out what they were smelling. Still, they seem to know when dinner's ready.
I still haven't learned to fall in love with yellow curry, but I have learned to love this spice blend. I'm going to make extra, for future quick meals. By the way, you can use tofu or lamb if you want-- I am sure that either one of these would be a fantastic substitute.
Forget fancy plating for my boys--my son ate two helpings. There is one serving left. That's for my lunch tomorrow. I call dibbs!
I promised my son I'd bake chocolate chip cookies. I need a second wind. We shall see-- then again, how many laps in the pool will I need to work those off? I can tell you that this dish is actually low in fat?


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For most of us, coffee is an essential starter in the morning on any camping adventure. Even those who dont drink coffee usually love its smell wafting across a campsite. Combined with frying bacon and wood smoke, its an aroma that cant be replicated anywhere else. Whats the best way to make camping coffee Well, ...
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Every year a few friends and I go canoe camping on the St. Croix River. It's a two-night trip, and we stay at a different campsite each night. I've often claimed that canoe camping is "almost" like car camping. You'd be surprised how much you can pack into a canoe if you take advantage of ...
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Laboratory in a Colorado Ghost Town Gothic, Colorado was a boomtown in the 1880s. The search for fortunes in silver is what brought people to this town just down the road from what today is Crested Butte. But 10 years of mining proved Gothic was not home to the famed mother lode. Things died down. ...
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It's summertime! And that means it's time to get outside and play. After all, it's outdoors where some of the best learning happens. With treaure hunts, extreme hopscotch, Syllable I Spy, and so much more, you'll have a week's worth of outdoor fun that will keep your kid's mind and body active this summer.Download All (16)
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There are five Yurts in the Yurt Village. Its away from the main Campground and has a close by restroom.
The tent sites can be quite private. They also have some that have partial hookups
Pull through RV sites. Full hookups.
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The Mt St Helens Visitor Center is just across the street from the State Park. It too is run by the Washington State Parks System.
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This past Friday I linked to a story, and subsequent follow-ups, concerning a Santa Muerte statue placed in a cemetery in San Benito, Texas. The San Benito News went to Dr. Antonio N. Zavaleta, whom they called a "renowned expert on the occult," for context and he said that the statue was "probably a spell to harm or kill someone." This prompted a response from Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut, author of "Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint," who said that there was no evidence that this statue was placed there to harm or kill anyone. Ultimately, someone went and destroyed the statue before authorities could remove it, and I dinged the reporters for going with the "death spell" angle without seeking alternate perspectives.
"I think there's a lesson here, primarily for the journalists who went with the "death spell" angle without finding a second opinion."
Since then, San Benito News Managing Editor Michael Rodriguez has publicly and privately defended his paper's coverage, sending The Wild Hunt (and I assume others) an explanation for why they only got one source, and why he trusted Dr. Zavaleta's input. Quote: "If there are those who would discredit Dr. Zavaleta's conclusions based on his religious practice, then by the same token I should dismiss their remarks as biased […] the original article was not an attempt to spark an argument about religious freedoms but merely to present the concerns of a community, the actions of a city administration in response to such concerns, and the opinion of a doctor/professor/published author with expertise in this field."
The paper then went on to do the right thing (in my opinion) and interview both Dr. Zavaleta and Dr. Chesnut about the statue, its purpose, and how it should have been dealt with.
"Dr. Chestnut: The destruction of the statue was most likely perpetrated by an individual or group who had seen the media coverage featuring a local anthropologist who asserted that the effigy had been placed in the cemetery as part of a black magic hex intended to kill someone. I seriously doubt that it was the owner of the statue who destroyed it, but without the presence of cameras in the cemetery we can't be certain. I imagine the perpetrator(s) smashed the effigy instead of burning it because they were in a hurry. You would need to ask the anthropologist why he specifically recommended burning the image, but I would imagine he did because of the historical use of fire in Christianity as an agent of destructive purification. The Spanish Inquisition, for example, had "heretics" and "witches" burned at the stake on a regular basis.
Dr. Zavaleta: There are no accidents or haphazard events in this world of U.S.-Mexico witchcraft (brujeria). Therefore the statue was placed in the cemetery deliberately and for a specific act of witchcraft. I doubt that its destruction could ever be a random act. First of all it was not committed by the person who put it there in the first place. That is out of the question. Secondly, no passerby destroyed it either. The most probable explanation for its destruction is by a person of religious faith who felt it so offensive that they had to take action. Within the context of the believer, the fact that the statue was not burned but broken up does not in any way negate the effect, in other words it's still active. Just as it was created ritually it would have to be destroyed by fire ritually in order to nullify its intended effect."
At this point I'd like to add a few things, first, I'd like to commend Michael Rodriguez for actually being responsive and communicating with me privately, and for posting an explanation/defense of his paper's reporting. I don't necessarily agree with his reasoning, or his conclusions, but I admire the fact that he took our concerns seriously enough to respond. Most papers don't bother, and being accountable to your audience is good journalism. Secondly, I'd like to talk briefly about Dr. Zavaleta and "renowned" occult experts.
I don't doubt that Dr. Zavaleta is well-educated, nor do I doubt that he's made a study of Brujeria. Let's accept that right off that bat. However, when I read that someone is a "renowned expert on the occult" and that he has, quote, "aided authorities from all over the country in identifying and understanding ritualistic crimes," alarm bells go off. First off, most "occult experts" aren't actually experts in all forms of the occult (a broad term indeed), and many of them have a religio-political agenda. Our community (and many of our allies) have had years of trouble from "occult experts" who misrepresent occult beliefs, and Pagan faiths, viewing everything through a single lens of interpretation. Often, this lens will be informed by a conservative Christian worldview, and driven by a sensationalist idea of what "magic" and "ritual" are. One "occult expert" helped put three innocent teenagers in prison for nearly twenty years.
Finally, Dr. Zavaleta wasn't simply acting as a scholar, offering conjecture based on his research. He made assertions that came from his role as an "occult expert" and that should have set off red flags for any journalist covering minority religions in America, especially minority religions that utilize magic.
"Someone, a man or woman, is doing witchcraft for pay," Zavaleta said. "Somebody has paid the witch; they don't do it for free and it (witchcraft) could easily go for a couple thousand dollars. So it definitely needs to be removed. The city should remove it, and that should be the end of it." Actually, Zavaleta said the best course of action may even be to burn the sculpture.
Scholars don't tell you to burn a sculpture, they don't make definitive statements about the origin of the statue without verifying it. "Occult experts" with agendas do that. This is why I think the initial story needed more than one perspective, and why I'm glad they went and published a follow-up.
The Wild Hunt is partially an exercise in advocacy journalism. I make no bones about the fact that I have a pro-Pagan point of view, but papers that want to service an entire town, or city, can't afford such a bias. This time, the assertions about "death spells" led someone to smash the Santa Muerte statue instead of letting the authorities deal with it, but next time it could lead to something worse. It could lead to accusations towards a community member, it could lead to mistrust and fear, and it could lead to the wrong people getting accused of a crime. So I hope the next time something ritualistic, something outside the ordinary happens, local journalists reach further afield for everyone's sake.
ADDENDUM: Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut weighs in on this story at The Huffington Post. Quote: "Given the depiction of the folk saint by the media, at times reinforced by my fellow academics, it is not surprising that the presence of her Grim Reapress image in the cemetery quickly ignited a firestorm of controversy. For those in San Benito who already viewed the Bony Lady (one of her common monikers) as malevolent the unsubstantiated allegation of murderous sorcery made by a well-known anthropologist in the region simply reinforced their opinion and apparently emboldened at least one to deliver a mortal blow to Saint Death in the graveyard."


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A while ago a man proposed to me and I accepted him after my mother and I prayed istikharah more than once. We had our contract done, but six months later he divorced me for unknown reasons from his side. I mean unconvincing reasons like: he has cold feelings towards me after he was badly in love with me. This made me depressed and made me hate all men who do not care but about themselves. I do really hate men and I do not want to be engaged again. Because the first time everything was just fine, I mean "traditional marriage" and I prayed istikharah before I accepted this marriage. Note: this man works in a bank, is it possible that Allah is punishing me because I accepted to marry one works in a bank? Despite praying istikharah more than once.
We understand your feelings about this matter, which has caused you hardship and pain, but it may be that it is very good for you, and you will come to understand that later on, in sha Allaah.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "How wonderful is the situation of the believer, for all his affairs are good. If something good happens to him, he gives thanks for it and that is good for him; if something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience, and that is good for him." Narrated by Muslim (2999).
The believing woman accepts the decree of Allaah and knows that Allaah is more merciful towards her than she is herself, and that calamities increase the believer in reward and status, if he is patient and seeks reward.
If the young man who proposed to you was working in a riba-based bank, then praise Allaah for having diverted him from you, and that you did not become his wife, eating from his haraam wealth. This is the result of istikhaarah, praise be to Allaah, because the result of istikhaarah may not be immediately apparent, and both parties may go ahead, then Allaah diverts one or both of them from completing the matter. You may be completely certain that Allaah has chosen the better of the two for you, and that what happened of making the marriage contract then divorce, is a test from Allaah, and it is good and beneficial, even though it may cause you some sorrow and pain.
Undoubtedly you made a mistake when you accepted this young man, as the first thing you should look for is religious commitment and good character. The one who works with riba, either recording it or witnessing it or anything else, is lacking in good character and is exposing himself to the curse and being banished from the mercy of Allaah, so how could a believing woman accept him as a husband and father of her children?
Praise Allaah and give thanks to Him for this blessing, and learn a lesson from this experience, for if a person is saved one time, he may not be saved again.
It is very strange for a person whom Allaah diverts away from evil as a sign of mercy and kindness, to still be upset about his loss.
Ibn Mas'ood (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: A person may think of some trade or position of leadership until it is made available to him, then Allaah looks at him and says to the angels: Divert it away from him, for if it is made easy for him he will enter Hell. So Allaah diverts it away from him, but he keeps saying, So and so beat me to it, So and so humiliated me, when it is nothing more than a bounty from Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted."
With regard to the frustration that has befallen you and your determination not to go through this again, it is better for you not to have this attitude. If a person fails once it does not mean that he will fail every time, rather you can learn from what has happened so that it will motivate you to make a good choice next time, on the basis of religious commitment and good character.
We ask Allaah to increase you in faith and piety, and to bless you with a righteous husband and righteous offspring.
And Allaah knows best.


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